AUSTIN, Texas “”mdash; Even as she rushed into the open arms of teammate Sheena Johnson, Monique Henderson still had her doubts. “Are you sure?” she asked, still breathless from anchoring UCLA’s 4×400-meter relay. Read more...

They began the season winless and searching for an identity. They ended it by winning six of their last seven tournaments, including the Pac-10 Championships, the NCAA West Regionals and the NCAA Championships. Read more...

Inside of the track that earned the fans’ adoration, Dan Ames unassumingly played in the field with his three favorite toys. When he heaved them into the air as though he never wanted to see them again, the relatively few onlookers never accused him of temper tantrums. Read more...

Luben Pampoulov was never the card in UCLA’s back pocket. He was an ace of spades that everyone knew would turn the Bruins’ decent playing hand into a gem. Read more...

Travis Johnson had beaten down the door all spring. He watched each of his golfing teammates walk to the winner’s circle and collect their trophies, every time wondering when his time would come. Read more...

1. Softball: Kristen Dedmon’s game-winning single in the Women’s College World Series (May 31, 2004). With the NCAA Championship game tied 1-1, freshman Kristen Dedmon, who had hit only .191 for the year, came off the bench to pinch-hit. Read more...

At the start of the fourth quarter, women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian was nowhere to be found. Neither was his assistant coach. After disputing a call in the Stanford Invitational championship game against USC, the first tournament of the season, both Krikorian and Catharine von Schwarz were tossed from the match. Read more...